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Join the Pittsburgh Technology Council for an evening designed to connect our region’s remarkable innovators from history with its current leaders in technology. You don't want to miss this opportunity to mix and mingle with other technology professionals from around the region as well as catch up with colleagues and friends in true Face2Face tradition.The new 16,000 square-foot exhibit tells the definitive Pittsburgh story, celebrating our region’s unmatched accomplishments in industry, architecture, entertainment, medicine, sports and more. Innovations like Westinghouse’s air brake and alternating current, Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine, H.J. Heinz’s marketing genius and “uncommonly good” Ketchup, US Steel’s rails and I beams, all changed the world. And Pittsburgh hasn’t stopped innovating since, with our emergence as a leader in higher education, supercomputing, tissue engineering, green building, robotics and more.That’s where you come in. Pittsburgh’s innovation story is continuing to unfold in dramatic and exciting ways. What is your company or organization doing to make history right now? We want to provide the opportunity to chronicle your story for the hundreds of thousands of people who visit the History Center, Pennsylvania’s largest history museum and an affiliate of the Smithsonian, every year. During the event, Andy Masich, President and CEO of the History Center will highlight what they are looking to add to the exhibit and host tours so that you can see how the past can evolve into the future. After the event, The Pittsburgh Technology Council will be accepting 250 word proposals that showcase why your company or innovation should be included in the exhibit. All entries will be reviewed by the History Center and selected innovators will be added to Pittsburgh's history!Sponsored by PNC.Date:Thursday, April 16Time:5:30 - 6 p.m.6 - 6:30 p.m.6:30 - 8 p.m.Registration and NetworkingPresentation by Andy Masich, President and CEO, Heinz History CenterNetworking and Tours of ExhibitVenue:Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman Street, 15222Cost:$30 Member $175 Non-Member (Want the Member Company rate?)Register:Online

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Perry Hilltop: Back Again—ALPS in Action Exhibition Reception Friday, March 27, 2009 from 5:30–7 p.m.(Download the invitation: http://www.manchesterguild.org/Va/09-800PennALPS_PerryHill.pdf)Positive change is possible in distressed Pittsburgh neighborhoods and the Arts Leadership & Public Service (ALPS) interns of Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild (MCG) Youth’s after-school program have risen to the challenge to prove it. Join us for the opening of this student-curated exhibition and a celebration of students’ accomplishments—discover how teamwork, talent, and creativity produced a mural that will bring a message of hope to residents of Perry Hilltop. READ MORE>> (http://www.manchesterguild.org/Va/Calendar.htm#ALPSinAction)

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Yes it's that time of the year again. The 12th annual Art All Night will be held April 25th and 26th. Thanks to the generosity of the Olander Family we will be in Lower Lawrenceville at 3510 Smallman Street in the brand new Red Warehouse on Smallman. Take Butler Street to 36th or 35th Street and turn towards the river.

We invite you to again submit one (and only one) piece of artwork, or sign up to perform during this one-of-a-kind neighborhood event attended by over 7,500 people each year. Artist registration instructions are available at www.artallnight.org where you can use the online registration system anytime, or register onsite when you submit your artwork. Artists submitting art pieces must show a photo ID during both registration and pick up. All artwork must arrive ready to hang or be displayed.

Registration is Saturday, April 25th, from 12 p.m. noon to 4 p.m. and pick up is Sunday, April 26th, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Performing artists: please contact performance(AT)artallnight.org now as performance slots are filling. The event will be open to the public from 6 p.m. Saturday all night long until 2 p.m. Sunday. View art, hear music, create art, meet friends, enjoy beverages and make memories "All Night" long! Art All Night... No fee. No jury. No censorship.

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The skyline of Pittsburgh has many visual icons. PPG Place, the Gulf Tower and the Duquesne Incline, to name a few, give the city an instantaneous identity, making it recognizable by visitors and native Pittsburghers alike. But soon, there will be an artistic and innovative addition to Pittsburgh’s cityscape.

The Mattress Factory has commissioned Berlin-based artist Hans Peter Kuhn to install a lighted sculpture on the roof of its six story building on Pittsburgh’s Northside. The sculpture, titled Acupuncture, will be made utilizing six cold-cathode light bars (averaging 100 feet in length) that seemingly pierce through the building’s exterior walls and roof.

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When is a fence not just a fence? When it is a WORK OF ART! As part of the Public Art Master Plan for the New Pittsburgh Arena, the Sports and Exhibition Authority will commission three community organizations and three artists to work together to develop temporary works of art for the construction fence on three sides of the arena. Stipends available for participating organizations and artists.

Artist Information Session:The Office of Public Art is working with art consultants Christine Bethea and Brenda Brown of Passports Art Diversity Project to host two artist information sessions. The purpose of the meetings is to give potential applicants the opportunity to discuss the project, discuss the application process, and ask questions. It is recommended, but not required, that applicants attend a session.

If you have questions regarding this RFQ, please contact Renee Piechocki or Lea Donatelli, Office of Public Art, 412-391-2060 x 233 or opa@pittsburghartscouncil.org.

The Office of Public Art is a partnership of the City of Pittsburgh and the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. For more information, visit www.publicartpittsburgh.org.

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009What does a handgun have to do with high heels? Nothing. That's the point of the exhibition "Double Vision" on display at Luke & Eloy Gallery in Lawrenceville, where visitors will find two works by jeweler James Thurman, of University Park, that utilize both in unlikely combination.

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The Allegheny College Art Galleries invite national and international artists to apply for a juried exhibition in Meadville, Pennsylvania. The exhibition will consider how human populations are forming the world’s environments, and how the shapes of our ideas affect our lived experience. What are the ethical implications of changes we’ve already wrought? What future realities can we imagine for ourselves, and the environments that sustain us? Successful entries will address these and other questions regarding humanity’s impact upon the earth. Works in all mediums will be considered – including, but not limited to drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, installation, video, time-based work, robotics, performance art, and new media. Artists may submit up to ten (10) high-quality jpeg images and an artist’s statement for consideration. Video submissions must be delivered in quicktime or mpeg formats. Incorrectly formatted submissions and submissions that fail to operate on Macintosh computers will not be considered. Documentation of time-based and performance works must be accompanied by a short explanatory text no longer than one page. There is no entry fee. Jury results will be announced at the end of May 2009.

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The Zombo Gallery at 4900 Hatfield Street in the Lawrenceville Section of Pittsburgh is very proud to present the artwork and musical performance of Tim Kerr. Tim is flying in from Austin, TX on Friday, April 3rd and will be appearing at Zombo Gallery at 6pm. This event is free and open to the public.Don't miss this amazing opportunity.Zombo Gallery.. http://www.zomboworld.com/ 412-904-3703Also the closing reception of Christian Brietkreutz and Ron Copeland is Friday, March 27th at 6pm.=================================================================================================Tim Kerr is a hugely influential guitarist, songwriter and founding member of ten punk rock / garage rock bands since 1978, including The Big Boys, Poison 13, The Monkeywrench, Jack O' Fire and most recently, The Total Sound Group DirectAction Commitee. He is highly regarded by many of his better known contemporaries such as Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat, Fugazi), Glenn Danzig (Misfits, Samhain, Danzig), Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) and Henry Rollins (Black Flag, Rollins Band). Tim has also produced over 150 records, including The Cynics' "Living Is The Best Revenge".While Tim has contributed artwork to many of his musical projects, he has made a name for himself in the past decade as a painter. His paintings focus on the musical, social and political figures that have inspired him to forge his ownpath in his life and art, including John Coltrane, Rosa Parks, Jack Johnson, Tommie Smith, Leonard Peltier, Sun Ra, Jim Thorpe, Muhammad Ali, John Fahey,Rassan Roland Kirk, Bo Diddley, and Eldridge Cleaver. Tim typicallly uses cardboard as his canvas or creates murals on interior and exterior walls.The opening will be at the Zombo Gallery in Lawrenceville. Music will be provided by Vernacular (a free jazz group from Cleveland, OH featuring members of the group This Moment In Black History) and an old time/Irish jam with Tim Kerr and the members of Devilish Mary.

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Update: The Thomas Nozkiwski exhibition has been extended through the Summer and runs through August 15th, 2009.

INAUGURAL EXHIBITIONat our exciting new gallery space

Thomas Nozkowskiprints and paintingsChampagne Reception April 4 2009 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm

30 South Sixth Streeton Pittsburgh's South Side 15203between the Smithfield St. and Tenth St. Bridges

Free and Open to the Public

Michael Berger Gallery 30 South Sixth Street, South Side412.441.4282

Open Saturdays from 12–5 pm and by appointment.

Thomas Nozkowski exhibition runs April 4 through May 9.

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ModernFormations 4919 Penn Ave.Friday, March 27 At 7 pm, artists will walk around the gallery and speak about their work.Featuring David Bernabo, Beano Gesselator, Ben Filio, Carolyn Kelly,Jessica Fenlon, Kelley Krapp, Curt Reigelnegg, Katherine Young, Ed Steck,Jonathan Chamberlain, and Paulette Poullet. At 8pm, there will be performances by Jenn Gooch, followed by Pairdown,and The Skirt Tasters. With a $5 admission, each patron will get one raffle ticket, additional tickets can be purchased for $1 each, and they will be placed in containers near each artists work. Before the final band, the winners ofthe raffle will be pulled!

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PITTSBURGH, PA: The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and SPACE present Czech it, an exhibition by eleven Czech photographers, co-curated by Jen Saffron and Eva Heyd, the director of the Prague House of Photography. Czech it showcases the contributions of three generations of photographers, each responding to distinct social and political times of the Czech Republic, which over the past 80 years has seen war, communism and revolution. Ranging from the 1920s to now, Czech it chronicles Bauhaus-influenced avant-garde abstractions, post-war reportage of social oppression, and the emerging new aesthetics following the Velvet Revolution.

Tomas Hart, Commercial Consul from the New York Consul General's Office, is planning to attend the opening on April 3 as well as Carol Hochman, the Pittsburgh region's honorary Czech Consul. Of note is that the Pittsburgh Agreement, which declared the founding of the Czecho-Slovak state, was signed in downtown Pittsburgh in 1918, just down the street from SPACE Gallery.

Czech it includes selections of three films from the series entitled Rare Bohemians II, screened at the Harris Theater, directly across the street from SPACE. Bored in Brno will be screened at the Harris, Friday, April 3, at 8 p.m.

A gallery party called One Night Stand will be held on Friday, April 24, at 8 p.m. The event will feature screenings and live performances by Martijn van Boven, Tez, Telcoystems and Gert-Jan Prins & Bas van Koolwijk.

A major exhibition highlight includes vintage portfolios by avant-garde masters Jaromír Funke and Eugen Wiškovský, featuring their pre-war abstracts that speak to the Bauhaus. Works by Funke, Wiškovský and other Czech avant-garde photographers from the 1920 and 30s are rarely exhibited in the U.S.

Jen Saffron, co-curator and photographer, initially conceived of this exhibition through her participation in a workshop with renowned Czech documentary photographer, Jindřich Štreit. Štreit, from the Moravia region of the Czech Republic, recorded the decades before the Velvet Revolution, documenting the every day trials of rural villagers struggling under an oppressive regime. Following the presentation of his documentation of village poverty, he himself experienced government censure in the forced closing of his photographic exhibition and grammar school where he served as Headmaster. He has ten works in the exhibit, dating from the late 1970s.

With a critical and ironic eye, Dana Kyndrová's photography quietly underscore the plights of women surviving the fading days of Czech's communist rule. Contemporary Czech photographers include Dana Kyndrová, Štěpán Grygar, Evžen Sobek, Michal Pěchouček, Kateřina Držková, Petra Malá, Kristyna Milde, Alena Kotzmanová. Work ranges from black and white fiber prints to saturated color ink-jets, including the work of members from the Prague House of Photography, one of the exhibition sponsors.This exhibition is supported in part by the Prague House of Photography, Czech Center New York, Vladimir Birgus, Tomás Pospiszyl and Tomas Hart (Commercial Consul from the New York Consul General's Office). The films are presented as part of a touring series RARE BOHEMIANS II, produced by Irena Kovarova in collaboration with the Czech Film Center. Additional support provided by the Czech Embassy and Czech Center New York; Center for Russian and East European Studies and Film Studies at the University of Pittsburgh; and Point Park University. Special thanks to Murray Horne, Volodia Padunov, Lucy Fischer, Carol Hochman, Gary Kaboly, Fred Johnson, Andrew Swensen, and Rich Engel.

A project of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, SPACE is free and open to the public Tuesday-Thursday 11:00 am-6:00 pm and Friday-Saturday 11:00 am to 8:00 pm. For more information call (412) 325-7723 or visit pgharts.org.

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